Taking Care of Your New Cast Cast Care Instructions Unless you have a waterproof cast, you should keep your cast…
A Patient's Guide to Cumulative Trauma Disorder Introduction Cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) is a broad category that includes many common…
A Patient's Guide to Postsurgical Infection One of the greatest advances in surgery during the twentieth century has been in…
A Patient's Guide to Rehabilitation for Arthritis Introduction Arthritis is the most common cause of chronic disability. There is no…
A Patient's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, or long-term, inflammatory form of arthritis. RA…
A Patient's Guide to Fibromyalgia Introduction Fibromyalgia, a common painful disorder among women in their middle years (40 to 60…
A Patient's Guide to Arthritis What Is Arthritis? Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Inflammation generally includes symptoms of redness,…
A Patient's Guide to Gout Introduction Gout is a disease that involves the build-up of uric acid in the body.…
A Patient's Guide to Joint Injections for Arthritis Doctors recommend joint injections of corticosteroids (also commonly known as cortisone) for…
A Patient's Guide to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease…